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Nancy Laura Spungen (February 27, 1958 – October 12, 1978) was the girlfriend of Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious and a figure of the 1970s punk rock scene. Spungen's life and death have been the subject of controversy among music historians and fans of the Sex Pistols. Raised in Philadelphia, Spungen was an emotionally disturbed child who was diagnosed with schizophrenia at age 15. After being expelled from college, she went to London at the height of the punk rock craze and became involved with Sid Vicious. Their relationship was punctuated by bouts of domestic violence and drug abuse. The press soon labelled Spungen "Nauseating Nancy" for her shocking behavior. After the Sex Pistols disbanded, the couple moved to New York City and checked into the Hotel Chelsea where they spent their time consuming drugs. In October 1978, Spungen was found dead in the bathroom of the couple's room, of a single stab wound to the abdomen. Sid Vicious was charged with her murder but died of a heroin overdose while on bail in February 1979, before the case went to trial. Various authors and filmmakers have speculated about Vicious's role in Spungen's death and the possibility that Spungen was killed by a drug dealer who frequented their room. ==Early life== Spungen was born at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,〔''And I Don't Want to Live This Life'' by Deborah Spungen〕 to Franklin "Frank" and Deborah Spungen. She was born with severe cyanosis and nearly died of oxygen deprivation after being choked by her umbilical cord during delivery. She did not suffer from brain damage and was released from the hospital eight days after birth.〔 The Spungens were a middle-class Jewish family that resided in Lower Moreland Township, a suburb of Philadelphia.〔Beeber, Steven Lee. ("The heebie-jeebies at CBGB's: a secret history of Jewish punk" ) 2006.〕 Her father was a traveling salesman and her mother later owned an organic food store called The Earth Shop in nearby Jenkintown, Pennsylvania.〔 She was a difficult baby, throwing crying fits and temper tantrums late into childhood. At three months old, she was prescribed a liquid barbiturate by a pediatrician, but her violent behavior persisted.〔 In an interview, Deborah Spungen stated, "I know it's normal for babies to scream, but Nancy did nothing ''but'' scream." She scored "superior" on an intelligence quotient test at age five, 〔 and was allowed to skip the third grade. Though she excelled academically, she had few friends during her elementary-school years.〔 Spungen was a temperamental child who exhibited violent behavior toward her younger sister Susan but was very caring towards her younger brother David. She allegedly threatened to kill a babysitter with scissors and attempted to batter her psychiatrist, who accused her of "acting out" for attention.〔 At age 11 she was expelled from public schooling when she was absent from class more than two weeks.〔 Weary of her erratic behavior, her parents enrolled her at Devereux Glenholme School, CT and Devereux Manor High School, PA. In January 1972 she ran away from Devereux Manor and attempted suicide by slitting her wrists with scissors. When she was 15 her psychiatrist diagnosed her with schizophrenia.〔(Nancy Spungen by Deborah Spungen )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nancy Spungen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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